Wireless Device Having Dedicated Rear Panel Control

ABSTRACT

An electronic device includes a housing including a front panel and a rear panel, the rear panel arranged on a side of the housing opposite the front panel, the housing further including side edges connecting the rear panel to the front panel. The electronic device further includes, a processor configured to execute instructions and the processor being arranged within the housing, a display device configured to generate an interface based in part in response to the processor, wherein the display device is arranged in the front panel, a touchscreen associated with the display device and configured to sense a user input, wherein the user input is provided to the processor and wherein the touchscreen comprises part of the front panel, and a rear input arranged on the rear panel of the housing and configured to provide a dedicated input to the processor.

CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of the U.S. patent application Ser.No. 16/696,051, filed Nov. 26, 2019, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,911,664 issuedFeb. 2, 2021, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety;which application is a continuation of the U.S. patent application Ser.No. 16/241,321, filed Jan. 7, 2019, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,491,811 issuedNov. 26, 2019, which is incorporated herein by reference in itsentirety; which application is a continuation of the U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 15/625,056, filed Jun. 16, 2017 now U.S. Pat. No.10,178,306 issued Jan. 8, 2019, which is incorporated herein byreference in its entirety; and which application also claims the benefitfrom U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/350,977 filed on Jun. 16, 2016,which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for allpurposes as if fully set forth herein.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 1. Field of the Disclosure

This disclosure relates generally to a wireless device and process toprovide a dedicated rear panel control. More particularly, thedisclosure relates generally to a wireless device and process to providea dedicated rear panel control arranged on a rear panel of the wirelessdevice.

2. Related Art

Many electronic devices have touch-based graphical user interfaces.These electronic devices can include wireless devices, mobile phones,tablet computers, gaming devices, MP3 players, and the like.Additionally, many electronic devices have other types of input devicessuch as buttons and the like. These electronic devices have thetouch-based graphical user interface and/or input devices arranged onthe front panel or sides. In this regard, users often desire to operatethe electronic device using a single hand. However, the fingers of theuser's hand are typically preoccupied with grasping and holding theelectronic device in a secure manner thus preventing easy selection,input, execution and other interaction with the front panel of theelectronic device. Likewise, there are some physically impairedindividuals that may not have full use of both hands thus preventingeasy selection, input, execution and other interaction with theelectronic device while holding the same.

Accordingly, there is a need for a wireless device and process thatprovides a user with the ability to provide easier input, execution andother interaction with the wireless device by a user while the user isholding the wireless device with one hand.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

The foregoing needs are met, to a great extent, by the disclosure, witha process and device for implementing a wireless device and process toprovide a dedicated control input arranged on the rear panel of thewireless device.

In one or more aspects, an electronic device includes a housingincluding a front panel and a rear panel, the rear panel arranged on aside of the housing opposite the front panel, the housing furtherincluding side edges connecting the rear panel to the front panel, aprocessor configured to execute instructions and the processor beingarranged within the housing, a display device configured to generate aninterface based in part in response to the processor, wherein thedisplay device is arranged in the front panel, a touchscreen associatedwith the display device and configured to sense a user input, whereinthe user input is provided to the processor and wherein the touchscreencomprises part of the front panel, and a rear input arranged on the rearpanel of the housing and configured to provide a dedicated input to theprocessor.

In a further aspect, a process of implementing an electronic deviceincludes providing a housing including a front panel and a rear panel,the rear panel arranged on a side of the housing opposite the frontpanel, the housing further including side edges connecting the rearpanel to the front panel, arranging a processor within the housing, aprocessor configured to execute instructions, arranging a display devicein the front panel, the display device configured to generate aninterface based in part in response to the processor, arranging atouchscreen as part of the front panel, the touchscreen associated withthe display device and configured to sense a user input, wherein theuser input is provided to the processor, and arranging a rear input onthe rear panel of the housing, the rear input configured to provide adedicated input to the processor.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, certain aspects of thedisclosure in order that the detailed description thereof herein may bebetter understood, and in order that the present contribution to the artmay be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional aspects ofthe disclosure that will be described below and which will form thesubject matter of the claims appended hereto.

In this respect, before explaining at least one aspect of the disclosurein detail, it is to be understood that the disclosure is not limited inits application to the details of construction and to the arrangementsof the components set forth in the following description or illustratedin the drawings. The disclosure is capable of aspects in addition tothose described and of being practiced and carried out in various ways.Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminologyemployed herein, as well as the abstract, are for the purpose ofdescription and should not be regarded as limiting.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conceptionupon which this disclosure is based may readily be utilized as a basisfor the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carryingout the several purposes of the disclosure. It is important, therefore,that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructionsinsofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of thedisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a schematic of an exemplary wireless device in accordancewith aspects of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 shows a front panel of the wireless device in accordance withaspects of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 shows a rear panel of the wireless device in accordance withaspects of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 shows a graphical user interface of the wireless device inaccordance with aspects of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 shows a process of operating the input of the wireless device inaccordance with aspects of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a user interacting with the wireless devicein accordance with aspects of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 shows another example of a user interacting with the wirelessdevice in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference in this specification to a wireless device is intended toencompass devices such as smartphones, mobile phones, tablet computers,gaming systems, MP3 players and the like. Reference to a “wirelessdevice” is intended to encompass any compatible mobile technologycomputing device that connects to a wireless communication network, suchas mobile phones, mobile equipment, mobile stations, user equipment,cellular phones, smartphones, handsets or the like (e.g., Apple iPhone,iPad, Google Android based devices, BlackBerry based devices, othertypes of PDAs or smartphones), wireless dongles, or other mobilecomputing devices. The term “wireless device” may be interchangeablyused and referred to herein as “wireless handset,” “handset,” “mobiledevice,” “device,” “mobile phones,” “mobile equipment,” “mobilestation,” “user equipment,” “cellular phone,” “smartphones,” or “phone.”

Wireless devices may connect to a “wireless network” or “network” andare intended to encompass any type of wireless network to obtain mobilephone services through the use of a wireless device, such as the GlobalSystem for Mobile Communication (GSM) network, Code-Division MultipleAccess (CDMA) network GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, LongTerm Evolution (LTE), 5G (5th generation mobile networks or 5thgeneration wireless systems), WiMAX, HSPA+, W-CDMA (WidebandCode-Division Multiple Access), CDMA2000 (also known as C2K or IMTMulti-Carrier (IMT-MC)), Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, acommunication channel as defined herein, or the like, and/or acombination of two or more thereof, that may utilize the teachings ofthe present application to allow a wireless device to connect to awireless network.

Reference in this specification to “one aspect,” “an aspect,” “otheraspects,” “one or more aspects” or the like means that a particularfeature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with theaspect is included in at least one aspect of the disclosure. Theappearances of, for example, the phrase “in one aspect” in variousplaces in the specification are not necessarily all referring to thesame aspect, nor are separate or alternative aspects mutually exclusiveof other aspects. Moreover, various features are described which may beexhibited by some aspects and not by others. Similarly, variousrequirements are described which may be requirements for some aspectsbut not other aspects.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic of an exemplary wireless device in accordancewith aspects of the disclosure. The wireless device 104 includes aprocessor 114, a memory 116, a display 118, a user interface 130, andthe like. The processor 114 may be a central processing unit,microprocessor, dedicated hardware, or the like configured to executeinstructions including instructions related to software programs. Thedisplay 118 may be a liquid crystal display having a backlight toilluminate the various color liquid crystals to provide a colorfuldisplay. The user interface 130 may be any type of physical input havingone or more buttons, switches, and the like and/or may be implemented asa touchscreen 180.

The wireless device 104 may further include in the memory 116 orseparate from the memory 116, a computer readable memory 128, anoperating system 148, a communication component 146, a contact/motioncomponent 158, a touchscreen controller 156, a graphics component 154,and the like. The operating system 148 together with the variouscomponents providing software functionality for each of the componentsof the wireless device 104. The wireless device 104 may further includea read-only memory 124 (ROM) and a power supply 112 such as a battery.

The memory 116 may include a high-speed random-access memory. Also, thememory 116 may be a non-volatile memory, such as magnetic fixed diskstorage, flash memory or the like. The various components of thewireless device 104 may be connected through various communication linesincluding a data bus 170.

Additionally, the wireless device 104 may include an audio input/outputdevice 122. The audio input/output device 122 may include speakers,speaker outputs, and in the like, providing sound output; and mayinclude microphones, microphone inputs, and the like, for receivingsound inputs. The audio input/output device 122 may include an analog todigital converter and a digital to audio converter for audio input andoutput functions respectively.

When implemented as a smart phone, the wireless device 104 may include atransceiver 120 and the like. The wireless device 104 may provide radioand signal processing as needed to access a network for services over acommunication channel as defined herein. The processor 114 may beconfigured to process call functions, data transfer, and the like andprovide other services to the user.

The touchscreen 180 of the disclosure may be implemented in the display118 and may detect a presence and location of a touch of a user withinthe display area. For example, touching the display 118 of the wirelessdevice 104 with a finger or hand. The touchscreen 180 may also senseother passive objects, such as a stylus.

In operation, the display 118 may display various objects associatedwith applications for execution by the processor 114. In this regard, auser may touch the display 118, and in particular the touchscreen 180,to interact with the objects. For example, touching an object mayexecute an application in the processor 114 associated with the objectthat is stored in memory 116. Additionally or alternatively, touching anobject may open a menu of options to be selected by the user. Thedisplay 118 may include a plurality of the objects for the user tointeract with. Moreover, the display 118 may include a plurality ofscreens. The display 118 showing one screen at a time. The user mayinteract with the display 118 to move a screen into view on the display118. Various objects may be located in each of the screens.

The touchscreen 180 may be implemented as a resistive touchscreen, asurface acoustic wave touch screen, a capacitive touch screen, a surfacecapacitance touchscreen, projected capacitive touch screen,self-capacitance sensors, infrared sensors, dispersive signaltechnology, acoustic pulse recognition, or the like.

The wireless device 104 may include a camera device 126. The cameradevice 126 can include one or more cameras to provide visual input. Thewireless device 104 can include, for example, one camera device 126 onthe back side of the wireless device 104 and another camera device 126on the front side of the wireless device 104. The camera device 126 canalso capture video in combination with a microphone of the audioinput/output device 122. The camera device 126 may include a chargecoupled device (CCD), CMOS image sensors, Back Side Illuminated CMOS, orthe like. Images captured by the camera device 126 may be converted andstored in various formats including a JPEG file format, RAW featureformat such as the Android (operating system) 5.0 Lollipop, and thelike. The camera device 126 may include a lens 206 as shown in FIG. 2.The camera device 126 may operate in conjunction with a cameraapplication 172. The camera application 172 may be stored in the memory116, the computer readable memory 128, or the like. The cameraapplication 172 may provide full functionality for the camera device 126to capture images, convert images into a desired format, and store theimages in the memory 116, the computer readable memory 128, or the like.

The wireless device may include rear input 150. The rear input 150 maybe a button, switch, touch sensitive area, or the like. In one aspectthe rear input may be a button. In one aspect the rear input may be abutton that is recessed into the rear panel 302 to limit inadvertentpressing. In one aspect, the rear input 150 may operate in conjunctionwith a rear input control application 152. In one aspect, the rear input150 may operate in conjunction with the user interface 130. In oneaspect, the rear input 150 may be implemented as a button that isresponsive to a single click, a double-click, a triple click, anextended hold or pressing and/or the like. In one aspect, the rear input150 may be associated with a particular application stored on thewireless device 104 and implemented in conjunction with the rear inputcontrol application 152 as described in further detail below. Theparticular application may be the camera device 126 and the associatedcamera application, a music application configured to provide music overthe audio input/output device 122, a phone call answering functionassociated with the wireless device 104, a social media application, apayment application, contact manager application, calendar andappointment organizer application, calculator application, mapapplication, Wi-Fi connection application, privacy and security settingapplication, ringtones, wallpaper image and other important setupinformation, games and entertainment application, travel aidapplication, global positioning application, car application, taxi cabapplication, personal finance application, market informationapplication, text message application, health and fitness application,personal trainer application for weight training, running and otherexercise activities, and the like. In one aspect, the particularapplication may be the camera device 126 and the associated cameraapplication.

FIG. 2 shows a front panel of the wireless device in accordance withaspects of the disclosure. In particular, FIG. 2 shows a front panel 202of the wireless device 104. The front panel 202 may include the display118 and a graphical user interface 204 that may implement thetouchscreen 180. The front panel 202 may further include the cameradevice 126 and the lens 206. In one aspect, the front panel 202 may be agenerally flat surface.

FIG. 3 shows a rear panel of the wireless device in accordance withaspects of the disclosure. In particular, FIG. 3 shows the rear panel302 of the wireless device 104. In one aspect the rear panel 302 may bea generally flat surface. In one aspect the front panel 202, the rearpanel 302, and edges 304 of the wireless device 104 form a housing. Theedges 304 extending between the front panel 202 and the rear panel 302.Arranged on the rear panel 302 may be the rear input 150. In one aspect,the rear input 150 may be positioned on the left central side of therear panel 302 as indicated by reference A. In one aspect, the rearinput 150 may be positioned on the left upper side of the rear panel 302as indicated by reference B. In one aspect, the rear input 150 may bepositioned on the upper center side of the rear panel 302 as indicatedby reference C. In one aspect, the rear input 150 may be positioned onthe right upper side of the rear panel 302 as indicated by reference D.In one aspect, the rear input 150 may be positioned on the center of therear panel 302 as indicated by reference E. In one aspect, the rearinput 150 may be positioned on the right central side of the rear panel302 as indicated by reference F. In one aspect, the rear input 150 maybe positioned on the left lower side of the rear panel 302 as indicatedby reference G. In one aspect, the rear input 150 may be positioned onthe center lower side of the rear panel 302 as indicated by reference H.In one aspect, the rear input 150 may be positioned on the right lowerside of the rear panel 302 as indicated by reference I. In one aspect,the rear input 150 may be positioned somewhere on the rear panel 302between one or more of input locations A-I.

FIG. 4 shows a graphical user interface in accordance with aspects ofthe disclosure. In particular, FIG. 4 shows a rear panel user interface400 that may be displayed as part of the graphical user interface 204 onthe display 118. The rear panel user interface 400 may be implemented inconjunction with the touchscreen 180 to provide interaction and inputfrom a user to customize the rear input 150 as desired by the user.

The rear panel user interface 400 may include enablement functionality402. A user may then interact with and input using the touchscreen 180in order to enable the rear input 150 or not. An input part 404 maycontrol the enablement functionality 402 and may be a radio button, avirtual slide switch, or the like. In this regard, when the user enablesthe rear input 150, thereafter, interacting with the rear input 150 mayprovide some level of functionality as described herein. As shown inFIG. 4, the enablement functionality 402 has been enabled (YES).

The rear panel user interface 400 may include a locked wireless deviceenablement functionality 406. A user may then interact with and inputusing the touchscreen 180 in order to enable the rear input 150 or notwhen the wireless device is locked. An input part 408 may control thelocked wireless device enablement functionality 406 and may be a radiobutton, a virtual slide switch, or the like. In this regard, the usermay wish to avoid operation of the rear input 150 when the wirelessdevice 104 is locked. In this case, the user may disable the lockedwireless device enablement functionality 406. On the other hand, a usermay desire to be able to operate the rear input 150 even when thewireless device 104 is locked. In this case, the user may enable thelocked wireless device enablement functionality 406 for the rear input150. As shown in FIG. 4, the locked wireless device enablementfunctionality 406 has been enabled (YES). Accordingly, aspects of therear input 150 may be implemented when the wireless device 104 islocked.

The rear panel user interface 400 may include camera launchfunctionality 410. A user may then interact with and input using thetouchscreen 180 in order to enable the rear input 150 or not. An inputpart 412 may control the camera launch functionality 410 and may be aradio button, a virtual slide switch, or the like. Once the user hasenabled the camera launch functionality 410, thereafter pressing therear input 150 may launch the camera application and the camera will beready to capture an image. As shown in FIG. 4, the camera launchfunctionality 410 has been enabled (YES). In further aspects, otherapplications may be launched based on the rear input 150 including amusic application configured to provide music over the audioinput/output device 122, a phone call answering function associated withthe wireless device 104, a social media application, a paymentapplication and the like as described herein.

The camera launch functionality 410 may be further customized to launchthe camera device 126 based on a single click, a double-click, a tripleclick, a press and hold or similar interaction with the rear input 150.In this regard, the rear panel user interface 400 may include an inputsection 418 to designate the type of interaction. The input section 418may be a radio button, a virtual slide switch, or the like. As shown inFIG. 4, the input section 418 has been set for a press and holdfunctionality for the rear input 150.

The rear panel user interface 400 may include camera image capturefunctionality 414. A user may then interact with and input using thetouchscreen 180 in order to enable the rear input 150 or not. An inputpart 416 may control the camera image capture functionality 414 and maybe a radio button, a virtual slide switch, or the like. Once the userhas enabled the camera image capture functionality 414, thereafterpressing the rear input 150 may operate the camera to capture an image.As shown in FIG. 4, the camera image capture functionality 414 has beenenabled (YES).

The rear panel user interface 400 camera image capture functionality 414may be further customized to operate the camera device 126 based on asingle click, a double-click, a triple click, or a press and holdinteraction with the rear input 150. In this regard, the rear panel userinterface 400 may include an input section 420 to designate the type ofinteraction. The input section 420 may be a radio button, a virtualslide switch, or the like. As shown in FIG. 4, the input section 420 hasbeen set for a single click functionality for the rear input 150.

FIG. 5 shows a process of operating the input of the wireless device inaccordance with aspects of the disclosure. In this regard, FIG. 5illustrates a rear panel user interface process 500. The rear panel userinterface process 500 may be implemented as part of the operating system148, as part of the rear input control application 152, or the like.

In box 502, the rear panel user interface process 500 may determinewhether the rear input 150 has been pressed. In this regard, pressingthe rear input 150 may include one or more of a single click, adouble-click, a triple click, or a press and hold type of interactionfor the rear input 150. If no, then the process will simply loop andwait to be interrupted by receiving input from the rear input 150. Ifyes, the process will move forward to box 504.

In box 504, the rear panel user interface process 500 may determinewhether the rear input 150 is enabled. If no, then the process willsimply loop. If yes, the process will move forward to box 506.

In box 506, the rear panel user interface process 500 may determinewhether the wireless device is locked. If no, then the process willadvance to box 510. If yes, the process will move forward to box 508.

In box 508, the rear panel user interface process 500 may determinewhether the rear input 150 is enabled when the wireless device 104 islocked. If no, then the process will simply loop. If yes, the processwill move forward to box 510.

In box 510, the rear panel user interface process 500 may launch anapplication associated with the camera device 126 or simply enable thecamera device 126. In other aspects, the rear panel user interfaceprocess 500 may launch another type of application as defined by theuser or preset in the wireless device 104.

In box 512, the rear panel user interface process 500 may determinewhether the rear input 150 has been pressed. In this regard, pressingthe rear input 150 may include one or more of a single click, adouble-click, a triple click, or a press and hold type of interactionwith the rear input 150. If no, then the process will simply loop andwait to be interrupted by receiving input from the rear input 150. Ifyes, the process will move forward to box 514.

In box 514, the camera device 126 may capture an image provided theretoand store the image in memory 116. In other aspects, the rear panel userinterface process 500 may execute another action associated with anothertype of application as defined by the user or preset in the wirelessdevice 104.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a user interacting with the wireless devicein accordance with aspects of the disclosure. In particular, FIG. 6shows a user's hand 600 holding the wireless device 104 with their handpositioned on the rear panel 302 (not shown) such that at least onefinger of the user's hand 600 can operate easily the rear input 150. Inthis regard, the user may very easily interact with the rear input 150in order to operate the wireless device 104 in a desired manner. Forexample, the user may desire to take an image of themselves (“Selfie”)and holding the wireless device 104 as shown in FIG. 6 may aim thecamera device 126 of the wireless device 104 towards the user and theuser can easily launch the camera application and capture an image witha single hand and in a manner that is ergonomically easier thaninteracting with the front panel 202 as required by prior art devices.

FIG. 7 shows another example of a user interacting with the wirelessdevice in accordance with aspects of the disclosure. Similar to FIG. 6,FIG. 7 shows a user's hand 700 holding the wireless device 104 withtheir hand positioned on the rear panel 302 (not shown) such that atleast one finger of the user's hand 700 can easily actuate the rearinput 150. In this regard, the user may very easily interact with therear input 150 in order to operate the wireless device 104 in a desiredmanner. For example, the user may desire to take an image of themselves(“Selfie”) and holding the wireless device 104 as shown in FIG. 7 mayaim the camera device 126 of the wireless device 104 towards the userand the user can easily launch the camera application and capture animage with a single hand and in a manner that is ergonomically easierthan interacting with the front panel 202 as required by prior artdevices.

Accordingly, the disclosure has presented a wireless device and processthat provides a user with the ability to provide easier input, executionand other interaction with the wireless device by a user while the useris holding the wireless device with one hand. Moreover, the disclosurehas presented a wireless device and process that provides a user withthe ability to provide easier input, execution and other interactionwith the wireless device by a user while the user is holding thewireless device in a more ergonomic manner. Finally, the disclosure haspresented a wireless device and process that provides a user with theability to provide easier input, execution and other interaction withthe wireless device by a user while the user is holding the wirelessdevice in less secure manner due to the arrangement of the rear input incomparison to a front panel input that requires the user to moresecurely hold the wireless device with their fingertips while operatingthe front panel.

For the purposes of this disclosure a computer readable medium storescomputer data, which data can include computer program code that isexecutable by a processor of the SIM or mobile device, in machinereadable form. By way of example, and not limitation, a computerreadable medium may include computer readable storage media, fortangible or fixed storage of data, or communication media for transientinterpretation of code-containing signals. Computer readable storagemedia, as used herein, refers to physical or tangible storage (asopposed to signals) and includes without limitation volatile andnon-volatile, removable and nonremovable storage media implemented inany method or technology for the tangible storage of information such ascomputer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules orother data. Computer readable storage media includes, but is not limitedto, RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other solid state memorytechnology, optical storage media, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape,magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any otherphysical or material medium which can be used to tangibly store thedesired information or data or instructions and which can be accessed bya processor or computing device. In one or more aspects, the actionsand/or events of a method, algorithm or module may reside as one or anycombination or set of codes and/or instructions on a computer readablemedium or machine readable medium, which may be incorporated into acomputer program product.

Aspects of the disclosure may include communication channels that may beany type of wired or wireless electronic communications network, suchas, e.g., a wired/wireless local area network (LAN), a wired/wirelesspersonal area network (PAN), a wired/wireless home area network (HAN), awired/wireless wide area network (WAN), a campus network, a metropolitannetwork, an enterprise private network, a virtual private network (VPN),an internetwork, a backbone network (BBN), a global area network (GAN),the Internet, an intranet, an extranet, an overlay network, Near fieldcommunication (NFC), a cellular telephone network, a PersonalCommunications Service (PCS), using known protocols such as the GlobalSystem for Mobile Communications (GSM), CDMA (Code-Division MultipleAccess), GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, Long TermEvolution (LTE), 5G (5th generation mobile networks or 5th generationwireless systems), WiMAX, HSPA+, W-CDMA (Wideband Code-Division MultipleAccess), CDMA2000 (also known as C2K or IMT Multi-Carrier (IMT-MC)),Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, and/or the like, and/or acombination of two or more thereof. The NFC standards covercommunications protocols and data exchange formats, and are based onexisting radio-frequency identification (RFID) standards includingISO/IEC 14443 and FeliCa. The standards include ISO/IEC 18092[3] andthose defined by the NFC Forum.

In an aspect, the disclosure may be implemented in any type of mobilesmartphones that are operated by any type of advanced mobile dataprocessing and communication operating system, such as, e.g., an AppleiOS operating system, a Google Android operating system, a RIMBlackberry operating system, a Nokia Symbian operating system, aMicrosoft Windows Mobile operating system, a Microsoft Windows Phoneoperating system, a Linux operating system or the like.

Additionally, the various aspects of the disclosure may be implementedin a non-generic computer implementation. Moreover, the various aspectsof the disclosure set forth herein improve the functioning of the systemas is apparent from the disclosure hereof. Furthermore, the variousaspects of the disclosure involve computer hardware that it specificallyprogrammed to solve the complex problem addressed by the disclosure.Accordingly, the various aspects of the disclosure improve thefunctioning of the system overall in its specific implementation toperform the process set forth by the disclosure and as defined by theclaims.

Further in accordance with various aspects of the disclosure, themethods described herein are intended for operation with dedicatedhardware implementations including, but not limited to, microprocessors,PCs, PDAs, SIM cards, semiconductors, application specific integratedcircuits (ASIC), programmable logic arrays, cloud computing devices, andother hardware devices constructed to implement the methods describedherein.

While the system and method have been described in terms of what arepresently considered to be specific aspects, the disclosure need not belimited to the disclosed aspects. It is intended to cover variousmodifications and similar arrangements included within the spirit andscope of the claims, the scope of which should be accorded the broadestinterpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similarstructures. The present disclosure includes any and all aspects of thefollowing claims.

1. A wireless device comprising: a housing including a front panel and arear panel, the rear panel arranged on a side of the housing oppositethe front panel, the housing further including side edges connecting therear panel to the front panel; a processor configured to executeinstructions and the processor being arranged within the housing; adisplay device configured to generate an interface based in part inresponse to the processor, wherein the display device is arranged withthe front panel; a touchscreen associated with the display device andconfigured to sense a user input, wherein the user input is provided tothe processor and wherein the touchscreen is arranged with the frontpanel; a rear input arranged with the rear panel of the housing andconfigured to provide an input to the processor; a camera deviceconfigured to be responsive to the processor; and the processor beingconfigured to be responsive to receiving an input from the rear inputassociated with an application executed by the processor, wherein theapplication comprises a camera application; and wherein based onreceiving an input from the rear input associated with the cameraapplication, the processor is configured to at least one of thefollowing: launch the camera application and capture an image.
 2. Thewireless device according to claim 1 wherein the rear input comprises abutton arranged on the rear panel in a position to be actuated by a userwhen the user is holding the housing in their hand with the front panelfacing the user; wherein the side edges comprise a top edge, a bottomedge, and two lateral side edges; and wherein the button is arranged onthe rear panel closer to one of the two lateral side edges than anotherone of the two lateral side edges.
 3. The wireless device according toclaim 1 further comprising: the processor further configured to generateon the interface of the display device a selectable listing of differenttypes of interaction with the rear input in response to the applicationexecuted by the processor, the selectable listing of different types ofinteraction with the rear input comprising at least one of thefollowing: a single click user actuation, a double-click user actuation,a triple click user actuation, and a press and hold user actuation; theprocessor further configured to receive a selection as a user input froma user through the interface of the display device that selects one ofthe selectable listing of different types of interaction with the rearinput to be associated with the application executed by the processor;and the processor further configured to operate in response to aselected type of interaction based on the selection from the userthrough the interface of the one of the selectable listing of differenttypes of interaction with the rear input.
 4. The wireless deviceaccording to claim 1 wherein the rear input comprises a touch sensitivearea.
 5. The wireless device according to claim 1 further comprising:the processor being configured to be responsive to receiving an inputfrom the rear input associated with the application executed by theprocessor; wherein the application comprises a plurality of applicationscomprising at least one of the following: a social media application, apayment application, a taxicab application, a text message application,and a music application; and wherein the rear input comprises a buttonarranged on the rear panel.
 6. The wireless device according to claim 1wherein the input from the rear input comprises at least one of thefollowing: a single click user actuation, a double-click user actuation,a triple click user actuation, and a press and hold user actuation. 7.The wireless device according to claim 1 wherein the processor isfurther configured to receive a user input to modify an operation of theprocessor in response to receiving an input from the rear input; andwherein the operation comprises at least one of the following:enablement of the rear input, enablement of the rear input when thewireless device is locked, launching the camera application in responseto the rear input, and capturing an image in response to the rear input.8. The wireless device according to claim 1 wherein the wireless devicecomprises at least one of a wireless phone, a mobile phone, userequipment, a tablet computer, and a smartphone; and wherein the wirelessdevice further comprises a transceiver configured to connect to awireless network over a communication channel.
 9. A wireless devicecomprising: a housing including a front panel and a rear panel, the rearpanel arranged on a side of the housing opposite the front panel, thehousing further including side edges connecting the rear panel to thefront panel; a processor configured to execute instructions and theprocessor being arranged within the housing; a display device configuredto generate an interface based in part in response to the processor,wherein the display device is arranged with the front panel; atouchscreen associated with the display device and configured to sense auser input, wherein the user input is provided to the processor andwherein the touchscreen is arranged with the front panel; a rear inputarranged with the rear panel of the housing and configured to provide aninput to the processor; a camera device configured to be responsive tothe processor; and the processor being configured to be responsive toreceiving an input from the rear input associated with an applicationexecuted by the processor, wherein the rear input comprises a touchsensitive area; wherein the application comprises a camera application;and wherein based on receiving an input from the rear input associatedwith the camera application, the processor is configured to at least oneof the following: launch the camera application and capture an image.10. The wireless device according to claim 9 further comprising: theprocessor further configured to generate on the interface of the displaydevice a selectable listing of different types of interaction with therear input in response to the application executed by the processor, theselectable listing of different types of interaction with the rear inputcomprising at least one of the following: a single click user actuation,a double-click user actuation, a triple click user actuation, and apress and hold user actuation; the processor further configured toreceive a selection as a user input from a user through the interface ofthe display device that selects one of the selectable listing ofdifferent types of interaction with the rear input to be associated withthe application executed by the processor; and the processor furtherconfigured to operate in response to a selected type of interactionbased on the selection from the user through the interface of the one ofthe selectable listing of different types of interaction with the rearinput.
 11. The wireless device according to claim 9 further comprising:the processor being configured to be responsive to receiving an inputfrom the rear input associated with the application executed by theprocessor; wherein the application comprises a plurality of applicationscomprising at least one of the following: a social media application, apayment application, a taxicab application, a text message application,and a music application; and wherein the rear input comprises a buttonarranged on the rear panel.
 12. The wireless device according to claim 9wherein the input from the rear input comprises at least one of thefollowing: a single click user actuation, a double-click user actuation,a triple click user actuation, and a press and hold user actuation. 13.The wireless device according to claim 9 wherein the processor isfurther configured to receive a user input to modify an operation of theprocessor in response to receiving an input from the rear input; andwherein the operation comprises at least one of the following:enablement of the rear input, enablement of the rear input when thewireless device is locked, launching a camera application in response tothe rear input, and capturing an image in response to the rear input.14. A wireless device comprising: a housing including a front panel anda rear panel, the rear panel arranged on a side of the housing oppositethe front panel, the housing further including side edges connecting therear panel to the front panel; a processor configured to executeinstructions and the processor being arranged within the housing; adisplay device configured to generate an interface based in part inresponse to the processor, wherein the display device is arranged withthe front panel; a touchscreen associated with the display device andconfigured to sense a user input, wherein the user input is provided tothe processor and wherein the touchscreen is arranged with the frontpanel; a rear input arranged with the rear panel of the housing andconfigured to provide an input to the processor; and a camera deviceconfigured to be responsive to receiving an input from the rear inputassociated, wherein based on receiving an input from the rear input, theprocessor is configured to at least one of the following: launch thecamera device and capture an image.
 15. The wireless device according toclaim 14 wherein the rear input comprises a button arranged on the rearpanel in a position to be actuated by a user when the user is holdingthe housing in their hand with the front panel facing the user; whereinthe side edges comprise a top edge, a bottom edge, and two lateral sideedges; and wherein the button is arranged on the rear panel closer toone of the two lateral side edges than another one of the two lateralside edges.
 16. The wireless device according to claim 14 furthercomprising: the processor further configured to generate on theinterface of the display device a selectable listing of different typesof interaction with the rear input in response to an applicationexecuted by the processor, the selectable listing of different types ofinteraction with the rear input comprising at least one of thefollowing: a single click user actuation, a double-click user actuation,a triple click user actuation, and a press and hold user actuation; theprocessor further configured to receive a selection as a user input froma user through the interface of the display device that selects one ofthe selectable listing of different types of interaction with the rearinput to be associated with the application executed by the processor;and the processor further configured to operate in response to aselected type of interaction based on the selection from the userthrough the interface of the one of the selectable listing of differenttypes of interaction with the rear input.
 17. The wireless deviceaccording to claim 14 wherein the rear input comprises a touch sensitivearea.
 18. The wireless device according to claim 14 further comprising:the processor being configured to be responsive to receiving an inputfrom the rear input associated with an application executed by theprocessor; wherein the application comprises a plurality of applicationscomprising at least one of the following: a social media application, apayment application, a taxicab application, a text message application,and a music application; and wherein the rear input comprises a buttonarranged on the rear panel.
 19. The wireless device according to claim14 wherein the input from the rear input comprises at least one of thefollowing: a single click user actuation, a double-click user actuation,a triple click user actuation, and a press and hold user actuation. 20.The wireless device according to claim 14 wherein the processor isfurther configured to receive a user input to modify an operation of theprocessor in response to receiving an input from the rear input; whereinthe operation comprises at least one of the following: enablement of therear input, enablement of the rear input when the wireless device islocked, launching a camera application in response to the rear input,and capturing an image in response to the rear input; wherein thewireless device comprises at least one of a wireless phone, a mobilephone, user equipment, a tablet computer, and a smartphone; and whereinthe wireless device further comprises a transceiver configured toconnect to a wireless network over a communication channel.